♻️ Is It Recycling Week in Fargo?

Fargo picks up recycling every other week on your garbage day - Week A (white) or Week B (green), depending on where you live.^[1]

Next pickup for every route

Holiday changes below are already applied. Set it out by 8 a.m., five feet from your garbage cart.^[3]

Holiday changes coming up

These move garbage pickup too.^[3]

• Week of November 22: Tue Nov 24 → Mon Nov 23; Wed Nov 25 → Tue Nov 24; Thu Nov 26 → Wed Nov 25
• Week of December 20: Tue Dec 22 → Mon Dec 21; Wed Dec 23 → Tue Dec 22; Thu Dec 24 → Wed Dec 23; Fri Dec 25 → Thu Dec 24

What goes in the bin

• Flattened cardboard boxes
• Tin, steel, and aluminum cans
• Office paper, junk mail, newspapers, and magazines
• Plastic bottles, tubs, and jugs marked #1-7
• No glass - Fargo stopped taking it at the curb on March 6, 2023. Take it to one of the city's drop sites.^[1]

Paint, chemicals, electronics, batteries, or a couch? Here's where those go.

Schedule from the City of Fargo's 2026 calendar - if something here doesn't match what the city says, the city wins, and we'd like to know.

References

1. City of Fargo - recycling information
2. City of Fargo - the city's recycling route map (PDF)
3. City of Fargo - 2026 recycling and holiday calendar